Seymour
Seymour was the 7594th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1924, when it ranked 182nd with 786 babies. More babies were named Seymour in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,594 boys, up 2,832 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1924786 babies
- Total since 1880
- 13,122babies recorded
Seymour popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 10 since 1924.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,594 | 11 |
| 2020 | #10,426 | 7 |
| 2010 | #13,926 | 5 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | #7,953 | 6 |
| 1980 | #7,119 | 5 |
| 1970 | #2,865 | 12 |
| 1960 | #1,903 | 19 |
| 1950 | #1,427 | 27 |
| 1940 | #665 | 84 |
| 1930 | #266 | 447 |
| 1920 | #202 | 660 |
| 1910 | #580 | 25 |
| 1900 | #897 | 10 |
| 1890 | #454 | 17 |
| 1880 | #502 | 14 |
How popular is Seymour, counting every spelling?
Seymour has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Seymour?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Seymour (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Seymour born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Seymour.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Seymour?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Seymour are alive today, with a median age of 74; half are between 56 and 86. That makes Seymour a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Seymour: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Seymour, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Seymour
How popular is the name Seymour?
Seymour was the 7594th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1924, when it ranked 182nd with 786 babies. More babies were named Seymour in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Seymour a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Seymour in the US.